Explained vocabulary

Be angry — χολόω

χολόω

kholoō

The Kouretes are angry with human beings at XXXVIII.15.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
be angry

Meaning

The Kouretes are angry with human beings at XXXVIII.15. The middle/passive participle describes their own angry state. It should not be turned into an active causative statement that they make people angry.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXVIII · Line 15Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

χολούμενοι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXVIII.15

Lexical references

LSJ χολόω (n114363)